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Outsourcing on the Cheap with fiverr.com

You have probably heard that one way to grow your business is to outsource tasks that you can’t do, or that are below your paygrade. But how do you find people to do what you need for a good price?

There are lots of ways to connect with people who will work for you inexpensively, whether you need writing, programming, graphics work, research or other tasks. One of the easiest and coolest, though, is http://fiverr.com/.

At fiverr.com, people offer their services for just $5. That’s right, $5. What is amazing is what you can get done for that price. Here are some examples I found when I browsed the site recently:

• I will design covers for cd/dvd/books for $5
• I will record your company’s phone tree and greeting for $5
• I will give you a slogan for your business for $5
• I will create an outstanding set of Powerpoint charts for $5
• I will hold you Accountable & will Motivate you for 30 days to help you reach a Goal you’ve set for $5
• I will remove the background from an image for $5
• I will tell 24,000+ facebook friends about your page / group for $5
• I will create a comedy video for you/your business in a talk show style and send it to you for $5
• I will draw you in a cartoony way for $5
• I will be your virtual assistant for one hour for $5
• I will do voiceover work for anything you want. for $5
• I will write 5 comments with SEO backlinks to your site for $5
• I will fix your web page HTML / CSS code for $5
• I will transcribe an audio file for $5
• I will send a postcard with your choice of wording and genre from Hawaii to any location for $5
• I will write 5 tweets about you to my over 16,000 Followers for $5
• I will make you a radio jingle for $5

See something there you could use? That list barely scratches the surface of what is available.

To get started on fiverr, just go the site and register for an account. Search for exactly what you want, or browse the offers by category. You can see the positive and negative feedback other buyers have given the seller, and that can help you decide if the offer is right for you.

When you find a gig (their term for the services offered through the site) you want to order, you pay the $5 fee via PayPal. The seller then needs to accept your offer and deliver the work. What could be simpler?

Think of a task you need to get done--maybe something you have been putting off--and look for a fiverr seller willing to do it for you. What have you got to lose (besides five bucks)?